DHHS denies the facts, misappropriates funds Congress authorized to fight Maine’s soaring child poverty

For the last seven years, Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) policies have contributed to the disturbing escalation in child poverty and stashed or misappropriated […]

James Myall

Posted May 11, 2017

Tags Children, Poverty

Taxes and Budget

Testimony In Support of LD 1475 “An Act to Reduce Child Poverty by Leveraging Investments in Families Today.” Maine Center for Economic Policy

For several years now, Maine’s approach to child poverty has effectively been to ignore it. Federal money earmarked for specific purpose of addressing this problem has been […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted May 8, 2017

Tags Children, Poverty

Taxes and Budget

A Quick Take: Democrats’ Opportunity Agenda Invests in Maine Families, Kids, Communities

Yesterday, House and Senate Democrats rolled out a budget proposal that delivers where Governor LePage’s budget failed. We’ll be diving into the details in the coming days […]

Megan Michaud

Posted April 7, 2017

Tags Budget, Children, Poverty, Taxes

Health Care

Maine kids increasingly lack health insurance, in contrast to children nationwide

MECEP submitted this graphic along with testimony in opposition to Part I of the governor’s proposed budget, LD 390. Click on the graphic for a PDF of the full […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted February 21, 2017

Tags Children, Health Care

Maine’s Economy

SNAP Works for America’s Children (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) delivers more nutrition assistance to low-income children than any other federal program, making it the nation’s largest child nutrition program. In […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted September 29, 2016

Tags Children, SNAP

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

LePage administration’s crusade against food stamps hurts the economy; does nothing to help the poor

A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) provides further confirmation of a depressing trend—hundreds of thousands of Mainers remain impoverished and food […]

James Myall

Posted May 4, 2016

Tags Children, Economy, Food Insecurity, SNAP

Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy

Will Congress leave poor Maine kids hungrier and less ready to learn?

Just when you thought Congress has finally gotten something right, they disappoint once again. I am talking about the national school meal programs. Congress assumed correctly that […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 28, 2016

Tags Children, Education, Food Insecurity

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Child care in Maine is getting more expensive; while the governor jeopardizes its safety and federal funds that help parents pay for it

A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute concluded that child care is staggeringly unaffordable for Maine families. Yet Governor LePage’s recent action jeopardizes federal funds […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 14, 2016

Tags Children

Maine’s Economy

Testimony in support of LD 1689, “An Act To Protect Children in the State from Possible Sexual, Physical and Emotional Abuse by Persons Who Have Been Convicted of Crimes”

MECEP urges you to protect Maine children, safeguard child care facilities, and continue to infuse our state economy with these federal funds. PDF version April 13, […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 13, 2016

Tags Children, Federal

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Thousands of Maine’s Poorest Residents Are Left to Go Hungry

In Maine, some of our poorest neighbors have lost a critical tool to help them get enough to eat each day. In 1996, Congress dictated that able-bodied […]

Jody Harris

Posted April 1, 2016

Tags Children, Food Insecurity, Poverty, SNAP

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DHHS denies the facts, misappropriates funds Congress authorized to fight Maine’s soaring child poverty

Testimony In Support of LD 1475 “An Act to Reduce Child Poverty by Leveraging Investments in Families Today.” Maine Center for Economic Policy

A Quick Take: Democrats’ Opportunity Agenda Invests in Maine Families, Kids, Communities

Maine kids increasingly lack health insurance, in contrast to children nationwide

SNAP Works for America’s Children (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

LePage administration’s crusade against food stamps hurts the economy; does nothing to help the poor

Will Congress leave poor Maine kids hungrier and less ready to learn?

Child care in Maine is getting more expensive; while the governor jeopardizes its safety and federal funds that help parents pay for it

Testimony in support of LD 1689, “An Act To Protect Children in the State from Possible Sexual, Physical and Emotional Abuse by Persons Who Have Been Convicted of Crimes”

Thousands of Maine’s Poorest Residents Are Left to Go Hungry